8 Underrated Comic Books That Deserve Their Own TV Show

4. The Question

If you're at least partially familiar with the history of DC Comics, then you should know that Dennis O'Neil - the man who brought us by far the most iconic Batman to date - is quite the legend. Having had a career that's spanned decades, O'Neil has also proven time and time again that he's one of the greatest writers of the medium. What run best typifies his talents? In my view it's The Question, a series he penned with artist Denys Cowan from the late eighties to the early nineties.

Revolving around the character of Vic Sage - a journalist and vigilante - O'Neil's run was famous for approaching philosophy and making it a central tenet of the character, transforming Sage from an angst-driven thug into a zen-like warrior, capable of going toe-to-toe with even the DC Universe's foremost martial artist, Lady Shiva. Indeed, O'Neil's series stands today as among the best in the medium - a nuanced study of an overlooked character that, for all intents and purposes, makes Rorschach look infantile by comparison.

Of course, most will know of Sage from his fantastic portrayal as a crackpot conspiracy-lover in Justice League: Unlimited, but this is not the Sage that would fit a live-action aesthetic. Instead, any TV show should really be approaching an adaptation with the same sense of grit and philosophical purpose as the O'Neil series, focusing on a character embarking on a transformative journey that, by extension, offers something fundamentally different to what most DC shows currently tend to obsess over.